Abstract: A method includes: determining a set of all possible configurations of occupation or non-occupation of a set of transmission bands, defined as a set of possible vectors; building a matrix from a stacking of all the possible vectors; obtaining measurements of occupation of at least a part of the set of channels, at respective time instants; and computing probabilities using a channel transition function so as to determine, for each transmission band, an estimated activation rate, on the basis of the measurements. The estimated activation rate corresponds to an occupation rate of a transmission band by an interferer within the given observation time window, and the probabilities computations include an iterative resolution of a non-linear optimization problem with a constraint derived from the Gibbs' inequality.

Abstract: Examples include a method to communicate between a first and a second synchronized mobile devices, the method comprising sensing a plurality of preconfigured radio resources and identifying for each sensed preconfigured radio resource, whether it is occupied. The method also comprises receiving an indication of future occupied preconfigured radio resource utilization by further mobile devices in the spatial domain, and selecting a specific pre-configured radio resource reducing or preventing communication collisions in the spatial domain. The method further comprises the first and the second mobile devices communicating using the selected specific preconfigured radio resource.

Abstract: A method for estimating a performance of a wireless communication network for a given time-frequency resource allocation is disclosed. The communications in said wireless communication network are subject to interferences whose activation is modeled by a binary random variable bt indicating whether an interferer is active or not at a time instant t, the discrete-time stochastic process {bt}t?[??;+?] being modelled by a Markov chain with memory M. A frequency channel sequence associated with at least one set of consecutive observations of interference activation is determined from a frequency hopping sequence. The Markov chain associated with the determined frequency channel sequence is then identified and a set of probabilities of the identified Markov chain is updated according to the obtained at least one set of consecutive observations of interference activation.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to characterizing radiofrequency interference caused by a plurality of sources. At least one observing device is used for scanning successively a plurality of radiofrequency bands for performing interference measurements in the plurality of radiofrequency bands, in different space locations, and at different time instants, and provides observations at successive time instants of a current position of the observing device, and a received interference power in an observed frequency band. For each interference source and each observation, a likelihood probability to attribute one observation to one interference source is computed. This likelihood probability computations are used for assigning each of said observations to one interference source. More particularly, the likelihood probability computing is based on both frequency observation and interference power observation.

Abstract: A value of a first figure of merit representative of routing performance throughout the multi-hop network is obtained. Independently of the values of the first figure of merit, a value of a second figure of merit representative of transmission performance between the base station and the multi-hop network for each candidate configuration of transmission between the base station and the entry points of the multi-hop network is computed. Values of a third figure of merit representative of a trade-off between routing performance throughout the multi-hop network and transmission performance between the base station and the multi-hop network is then computed by combining values of the first figure of merit and of the second figure of merit. Then, the candidate configuration which shows the best value of the third figure of merit is selected to perform the transmission of data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optimizing a capacity of a communication channel in a communication system comprising at least a transmitter (10), a receiver (11), and the communication channel (12) between the transmitter and the receiver. The transmitter (10) uses a finite set of symbols ?={?1, . . . , ?N} having respective positions on a constellation, to transmit a message including at least one symbol on said communication channel (11). The communication channel (11) is characterized by a conditional probability distribution ?Y|X(y|x), where y is the symbol received at the receiver (12) while x is the symbol transmitted by the transmitter. More particularly, the conditional probability distribution ?Y|X(y|x) is obtained, for each possible transmitted symbol x, by a mixture model using probability distributions represented by exponential functions.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for scheduling TSN flows in a communication system within a time-sensitive network. The method is implemented at a central network configuration entity. Assistance information relating to a time granularity of transmission opportunities within a radio frame is obtained from at least one TSN bridge. Based on the obtained assistance information, a plurality of TSN flows is scheduled by computing time sequences of said TSN flows down to said time granularity. The disclosure further relates to a corresponding communication system and a corresponding central network configuration entity.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to a method for synchronizing a specific node connected to a plurality of other nodes. The method comprises receiving a respective synchronization quality value for a transmitting other node. The method also comprises measuring a respective propagation medium quality value with the transmitting other node. The method further comprises updating a specific synchronization reference of the specific node, whereby the updating comprises assigning to a respective contribution of the transmitting other node a respective weight of the transmitting other node, the respective weight being a function of the respective synchronization quality value of the transmitting other node and of the respective propagation medium quality value with the transmitting other node. The method also comprises revising a specific synchronization quality value and emitting to a receiving other node the revised specific synchronization quality value.

Abstract: Method implemented by a device for receiving synchronization data in a device-to-device communication system, said method comprising: receiving a first synchronization signal and a first information associated to a first initial synchronization source, such as the first synchronization signal is either an initial synchronization signal emitted by the first initial synchronization source or a synchronization signal emitted by another device which is synchronized based on the first initial synchronization sources; receiving a second synchronization signal and a second information associated to a second initial synchronization source, such as the second synchronization signal is either an initial synchronization signal emitted by the second initial synchronization source or a synchronization signal emitted by another device which is synchronized based on the second initial synchronization sources.

Abstract: Examples include a method for operating a specific mobile device moving from a source cell to a destination cell. The method comprises using a source sidelink managed by a source base station, whereby the specific and following mobile devices are located within the source cell. The method also comprises switching from the source sidelink to a fallback link, the fallback link resources being managed independently from any base station. The method further comprises switching from the fallback link to a destination sidelink managed by a destination base station, whereby the specific device and the following device are located within the destination cell.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of massive MIMO communication, comprising: —forming transmission beam set (?), by a base station (BS), with privileged channel directions; —designing additional beam set (?) for optimizing the transmission beam set, so as to detect channel direction change outside the privileged channel directions.

Abstract: A method for transmitting binary data using a M-ASK constellation divided into M/2 sets of two symbols is disclosed. Each set of index i comprises the ith and ith+M/2 symbols of the constellation and is associated with a probability pi of transmitting the first symbol of the set. First, m?1 bits are obtained from an equiprobable binary source where m=log2M. A binary source is then selected in a plurality of binary sources responsive to said m?1 bits, each binary source of index i being associated with a probability of outputting a bit zero equal to pi. A symbol of the M-ASK constellation is obtained that is associated with the binary word formed by the m?1 bits as less significant bits and a bit obtained from the selected source as most significant bit. The symbol is finally transmitted to a receiver over a communication channel.

Abstract: A method for learning QoS performance inter-dependence of a plurality of communication links in a network managed by a central node, wherein the plurality of wireless links interface with a common application applying a joint figure of merit, comprising: selecting at least two links among the plurality of communication links; generating training requests respectively for each selected link; measuring QoS performance on each selected link for the training requests; and combining the measured QoS performance of the selected links, so as to obtain the QoS performance inter-dependence between the selected links.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for scheduling TSN flows in a communication system within a time-sensitive network. The method is implemented at a central network configuration entity. Assistance information relating to a time granularity of transmission opportunities within a radio frame is obtained from at least one TSN bridge. Based on the obtained assistance information, a plurality of TSN flows is scheduled by computing time sequences of said TSN flows down to said time granularity. The disclosure further relates to a corresponding communication system and a corresponding central network configuration entity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method implemented by a user equipment to determine a value to be used as a timing advance in a target cell in a network comprising a satellite communication network, said method comprising: determining the value to be used as a timing advance in a target cell, before the user equipment transmits a first signal to a target base station, based on: a data related to a timing advance in a source cell, a first parameter, said first parameter being determined by the user equipment, and a second parameter, said second parameter being specific to a couple of cells formed by the source cell and the target cell.

Abstract: A method for allocating a radio resource in a system comprising a resource scheduler and a set of devices is disclosed. Each device hosts at least one application, each application transmitting messages to at least one receiver on a transmission channel. The resource scheduler first receives, from each application, application parameters representative of application's requirements. Then, it computes, for each application, a metric responsive to at least part of the received application parameters, to an average probability of failure of said application and further to a channel error probability of said transmission channel. The metrics are compared and, responsive to said comparison, it selects the application to allocate the radio resource to. The average probability of failure each application is further updated. Finally, it transmits an instantaneous probability of failure to each application, said instantaneous probability of failure being used by said application to update its application parameters.

Abstract: A method comprising: Obtaining observations Z_n, and building an observation vector Z=[Z_1, . . . , Z_n, . . . , Z_N ], Defining a latent variable V_n, to build a vector of latent variables V=[V_1, . . . , V_n, . . . , V_N ], and Implementing a Dirichlet process involving a Gibbs sampling with a Markov chain, the sampling being repeated as follows until convergence: For n?1, . . . , N, if the observation Z_n is associated to a source, remove observation Z_n from a source corresponding to latent variable V_n, and retrieve a position posterior of this source as the observation Z_n is belonging to this source; Draw a new value of latent variable V_n, based on a conditional probability ; Associate the observation Z_n to the source, and update the posterior distribution of the position for the source, and, upon convergence of the algorithm, operating a separation of the interfering sources into K independent measurement sets, and an estimation of each source position.

Abstract: A method for learning QoS performance inter-dependence of a plurality of communication links in a network managed by a central node, wherein the plurality of wireless links interface with a common application applying a joint figure of merit, comprising: selecting at least two links among the plurality of communication links; generating training requests respectively for each selected link; measuring QoS performance on each selected link for the training requests; and combining the measured QoS performance of the selected links, so as to obtain the QoS performance inter-dependence between the selected links.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for calculating capabilities of a WB in a communication system within a TSN network. The WB comprises at least a UPF, a BS and a UE. The UPF comprises at least one NW port enabling communication between said BS and a first subnetwork. The UE is wirelessly connected, within the TSN network, to said BS, and comprises a DS port enabling communication with a second subnetwork. The method is performed at the WB and comprises estimating a performance capacity of the wireless connection between the BS and the UE based on information related to an intended network usage for time-sensitive communication at the WB, and calculating the TSN capabilities of the WB corresponding to the estimated performance capacity. The disclosure further relates to a corresponding communication system.

Abstract: Obstacle detection enhancement data are transmitted from a server to at least one moving conveyance embedding an obstacle detection system and an on-board wireless radio unit communicating with the server via wireless link. To do so, downlink transmission resources are allocated to each on-board wireless radio unit in a transmission cycle Cn, by optimizing the difference between a distance travelled by the moving conveyance during a transmission cycle and a distance covered by the obstacle detection enhancement data made available to the obstacle detection system at a next transmission cycle Cn+1, wherein the volume of obstacle detection enhancement data expected to be transmitted during the transmission cycle Cn is determined from volume-to-distance ratio information bk stored in a database and from actual quality of the wireless link.